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'Don't send him to Torremolinos; it's not his kind of tundra.' Such
was the mantra of The Sunday Times when considering assignments for
Brian Jackman, for whom deserts, rain forests and mountain ranges
have always been more enticing habitats. After decades spent
travelling and writing about the places and wildlife that have
inspired him, one of the world's most experienced naturalists has
turned his focus onto the story of his inspirational life. 'This is
no ordinary autobiography', he says. West with the Light sweeps
through Jackman's wartime evacuation, grammar school, Soho jazz
clubs of the '50s and the navy to a career in travel journalism to
which his first marriage gave way before he found a new, true and
more lasting love that abides to this day in his beloved rural
Dorset. Beginning with memories of Edwardian London and the growth
of suburbia, it provides a vivid portrayal of post-war travel and
the rise of a new sort of tourism - ecotourism - set against the
background of the most turbulent decades the world has ever known.
Through it all shines Jackman's lifelong love of nature, instilled
by childhood holidays in the West country and the stories that led
to his passion for Africa and the big cats that that still walk
through his life and dreams. Rippling across continents with
Jackman's natural charm and hallmark stylish prose, his
recollections include lively first-hand encounters with pioneering
wildlife conservationists like George and Joy Adamson, Iain and
Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Richard Leakey, Gavin Maxwell and Jonathan
Scott. Travellers, wildlife enthusiasts, writers and anyone with a
love of adventure will adore this book.
A new collection of award-winning journalist and author Brian
Jackman's nature and travel writings from the past 40 years. This
is a nationwide celebration of Britain's unspoiled coast and
countryside, concentrating in particular on Britain's wildlife and
the wild places in which its most spectacular species are found,
but also touching on fishing, sailing and the way Britain's history
has shaped the landscape. 'Wild about Britain is not a guidebook'
says Brian Jackman. 'It's an extended love letter to the British
countryside; a personal view covering more than four decades of
travels in the wilder parts of Britain.' Complementing Brian
Jackman's writing are a small number of illustrations from Jonathan
Truss, one of the UK's leading wildlife artists who has twice won
the Frozen Planet category of the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year
competition. What makes the British countryside so special is its
chameleon quality - the way its character changes with every few
miles. Sometimes it can change dramatically; elsewhere the
landscape undergoes more subtle shifts; but every region has its
own distinctive qualities and is possessed of its own special
magic. Brian Jackman writes eloquently and evocatively, conjuring
up the sights and sounds of everything from barnacle geese on the
salt marsh of an Islay loch to star gazing on Exmoor, of a seascape
of headlands, cliffs and wave-smashed rocks at Lands End, of eagles
on the Ardnamurchan peninsula and the autumn rut in the New Forest.
Ancient oaks, red kites, huge mirror carp, the oldest path in
Britain and Border reivers are all included. As a pioneer of
eco-tourism, Brian Jackman has been writing on these subjects for
40 years, first as a travel writer for The Sunday Times and
currently for The Daily Telegraph. Although more widely known for
his knowledge of African wildlife and safaris - he is the author of
The Marsh Lions and Savannah Diaries - it is his love of the
British countryside that has brought him most of his awards. From
Cornwall to Hermaness and from East Anglia to the Welsh Marches,
Wild About Britain showcases Jackman's writing at its best. Winner
of the British Guild of Travel Writers Best Narrative Travel Book
2018.
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